Means for effecting reverse plating



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J. LAWSON ET AL MEANS FOR EFFECTI Filed Nov. 1, 1926 NG REVERS'VE PLATING 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 I ran; enio ms John Laws-o n, BoZeriHLawson Patented Feb. 14, 1933 g i ml 103 EFFICTDIG amass rm'rme Application fled lovenber 1, 1926. Serial No. 145,51.

This invention relates to means for efi'ectin reverse lating. a

ln order 7 at the princi 1e of the invention may be readily understoo there is disclosed 6 a single embodiment of means m the accompanylng drawings, whereby reverse plating may be efiected in accordance with the 111-, vention.

In the drawings:

10 Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a circular knitting machine having the invention applied thereto; I

2 is a plan view showing the kmttmg head and the pattern disks geared to the knitting organization and controlling the instrumentalities whereby the reverse plating 18 effected;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the u tion of the knitting machine and showing the 20 knittin head and the arts immediately associateg therewith in t e practice of the invention;

Fig.4 is anend elevation of the head of a knitting machine as indicating the mannerin which the pattern disks are driven from the knitting organization;

Fig. 5 is a plan view, with parts in section, but taken below the latch r ng;

Fig. 6 is.a plan view with arts broken away of the sinker bed ring an the pattern disks with their jacks, the cap plates of said disks being removed;

Figs. 7 and 8 broken away showing the geared relation of the pattern disks with e knitting organization;

Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse section taken throu the up r end of the needle cylinder and t e sinker sad, and one of the pattern s, Fi 9a is a perspective view of one of the jacks of a pattern disk;

Fig. 10 is a development showing the instep cam, the knitting cams and certain other cams emlployed in the practice. of this invention;

igs. 11 and 12 are side elevations representing the yarn-in its relation to each needle in action in the heel and toe, and the adjacent web holder and special inst; umentality, in re- 50 ciprocating knitting.

PP" P are details in plan with parts .5 is provided, which In the patent to Robert H. Lawson, No. 1,605,896, dated November 2, 1926, there is disclosed means for effecting reverse plating through the action of special instrumentalities associated with the web holders and with'the needles, together with means for shiftin or altering during the knitting operation t e point or points at which reverse plating is effected, 1 By such means various patterns can be produced and among other patterns there may be produced inclined lines of reverse lating, all extending in the same direction a ong parallel lines or so arran ed as to cross each other, thereby producing 'amond or like effects. It is the purpose ofthe present invention to improve upon the mechanisin disclosed in the said patent, and par ticularly to provide means whereby the pattern means may be readily and quickly altered or rearranged.

In this application, as in the said Lawson patent, there is provided a series of special instrumentalities, one for each needle, and each such instrumentality is controlled or subject to control by pattern mechanism, so 15. that according to the dictates of the pattern mechanism, reverse plating may be effected at any needle, and there may be a change, by

progression, recession or otherwise in the pomt or area where the reverse plating is so effected. In the practice of this invention, a series of independent needles is provided desirably in a circular knitting machine. A needle cylinder 1, of the Banner or Hemphill type, as is herein shown provided with needles 2, which are represented aslatch needles, but which, when desired, ma be of any other suitable independent nee e type. In the web holder bed ring 3 there are provided the 00v usual grooves, in each of whic is inserted for in and out or radial movement a-web holder 4 desirably of usual type. Desirably in each such groove a special instrumentality shown in ,the said Lawson patent. The said instrumentalities 5, being placed side by side in the grooves with the web holders are capable of slidin longitudinally with .respect to the webi may be of the form as oldera. Said 'insti'ume'n- 10! I v 1 otherwise than to i the usual narrowing talities 5 do not function as web holders, be

they are rovided' with butts 6 that are ada tedto controlled by circumferentia'lly positioned cams radiall outside of the cam 15. m the sinker cam ringt at controlsthe butts 7 of the web holders 4.

The needles here shown being of? the latch needle, type, a latch, ring 3 is employed equippe with suitable binder mechanism generally indicated at,9 and controlled by link and lever mechanism. generally indicated at 10 and which need notbe'further described state that the same iscontrolled from thef ipattern drum. The entire mechanism is'idriven from the main drive shaft llhaving'thereon the usual pulleys and also suitable aring including the pinion 12 for driving't is large gear art as the 104?? gear) which is mounted u 11 the shaft 14. Erom said main drive 'sha is also driven in usual manner a quadrant 15 pivoted at 16, whereby the machine is reciprocated durin the'knitting of the heel and too. The mec anismis also provided with ickers, one ofwhich is indicated at 17, an the usual widening ickersoone of which is indicated at 18 in ig. Thesepickers are desirably those of the said Banner machine and reouireno further description. The needle cylinder 1 is rovided with the usual needle grooves receiving the needles 2, and, as already stated the usual web holder .with radial grooves receiving not only the" web holders or so-cjalled sinkers 4, but also the s ecial instrumentalities 5, said elements 4 an 5 being wholly disconnected from each other and capable of independent radial movement in said grooves, and are reci rocated therein by the cams, referred to, w ch are the same as those shown in said Lawson patent. That is to sav, an inner circumferentially extending cam is provided to act upon the butts radially cams, and radially outsi e of said two cams is provided a third'cam, all to act upon the butts 6 of the special instrumentalities 5, so as in the relative rotation or movement of 52 the needle cylinder and cam ring to move the said web holders and special instrumentalities in and out. i Pattern means of the general t 5 in said Lawson patent are rovide proved as hereinafter set orthto move the \s ial instrumentalities 5 and herein ush t em radially inward so as to bring \within the control of the proper cam of the sinker cam-ring. en the s ecial instru- ".mentalities 5 are moved inwar by the cams v of thesinker cam ring, they so enga e the proper yarn of the two yarns being normal plating relation as to reverse the plating, but if'not so moved radially inward. then normal-plating continuesor 1s efiecte shown 13 (known in the fast for rotatin movement upon spindl bed ring 3 is provide 7 of the web holders 4, and' outside thereof aretprovided two but imt em" r centers of the said disks, but are edm ' the said grooves at the needles pertaining to such special instrumentalities.

The pattern means is of such type as will rmit every needle to have reverse plating efiec 'l thereon. Desirably there is employed a part or arts rotating with the retating part of t e knitting organization.

Assumin' for purposes of description mere- 1y that t e needle cylinder is to be rotated, it is evident that t a rotating part might mesh with the needles so that in the movemen of the mechanism the proper relation may be preserved[ It is preferable, however, to provide cam ring or the needle cylinder, and herein are re resented teeth 19 upon the sinker cam ring see Fi '4 the same.- eshing therewith there is desirably provided two gears 20, 21 respectively es 22, 23 received in ariugs 24, 25 formed with or carried upon brackets 26, 26 mounted upon the bed plate of the machine.

er height-than are the teeth 19 with which they mesh, sinceprovision is made for removinglthe pattern disks-out of engagement 'th some at least of the butts of the special instrumentalities 5 without disen aging the gears 20, 21 from the teeth 19. T number .ofqteeth 19 for best results is equal to that alignment with each other and slightly for ex- =spaced apart;

In the said Lawson patent the pattern disks are provided with fixed, though adjustextendmg entirely about The teeth ofthe said gears 20, 21 are desirably of greatother fixed As shown most clearly in Fig. l

able, members therein indicated at 46, 47 to engage the butts of predetermined special instrumentalities and move the same radially inward. Instead of employing such fixed members, there are provided tern disks 32, 33 with grooves 34, 35, in the upper face of'an outer annular portion of the said disks, as most clearlyshown in Fig. 6, for the ready reception and ready removal therefrom of a series of jacks. The said grooves are not radial with respect to the inclined at a considerable angle thereto for a purpose which will presently clearly appear. Within the said grooves or such ofi'them' asare required for the production of the particular pattern that is to be produced, there are inserted jacks 36 which do not reciprocate in but areheld in position the two pattherein by the overlying rings or annuli 37 38 therefor, as shown in section in Fig. 9 an in lan in Fig. 2. :The said jacks 36 are of the orm shown in Fig. 9a, being. provided with an upstanding portion 39 taking between the rin or annulus 37 or 38, as the case may be, am? an inner disk or cap piece 40 shown 1n Fig. 9, secured in position by screws 41, one of which is shown in Fi 9, said screws 41 extending into the web 0 the disk like ortion that receives the said jacks 36. aid jacks 36 also have upstanding portions 42, 43, which are received within grooves formed in the under face of the ring or annulus 37 38, so as to hold the said jacks 36 from all lateral movement, said jacks bein held from endwise movement by reason of t e fact that their projections 39 are received between the ring or annulus 37, 38, and the disk or cap 40. The grooves in the under face of the ring or annulus 37, 38 are of course inclined to a radius to correspond to the inclination of the grooves 34, 35. Z The rings or annuli 37, 38 are held in fixed position in any suitable manner but desirably so as to permit them quickl tobe removed when the pattern is to be c anged, thereby permittin access to the jacks 36 and permitting a di erent distribution of the jacks or the employment of a different number thereof. For the purpose of holding the rings or annuli 37 38 fixedly but removably in position, there are here provided for each disk four springs 44, 45 respectively, held in position by screws 46, 47 respectively, the said springs extending at their outer or free ends over the rings or annuli 37, 38, thereby holding them firmly but removably position. To remove the rings or annuli 37, 38, it is merely necessary to remove one each of the pairs of screws 46, 47 and then to swin the outer ends of the springs 44, 45 inwar y to clear the rings or annuli 38.

The'outer ends of the jacks 36 are rovided with heads or bent ends 36 whic as shown in Fig. 9a are not of the entire height of the outer ends of the jack. The said heads pattern disks 32, 33 are represented as engaging the proper butts 6 of the special instrumentalities 5 so as to push them radially inward for the purpose of efiecting reverse plating. It is not necessary to state herein how the special instrumentalities 5 act upon one of the two yarns, namely, the back yarn, so as to push or move the same into a position where it becomes the face yarn, since that action is very fully described in the said Lawson patent.

The construction described, namely, the utilization of removable jacks in the grooved pattern disks instead of fixed, thou h. adustable, projections as" in the said awson patent, permits a very ,quick change in pattern to be made, as obviously any distribution whatsoever of acks may be provided. That is to say, there may be a maximum number of jacks filling all the grooves of the pattern disk or disks in which case reverse plating would occur upon all the needles, and any lessbr number of jacks may be employed, and they may be positioned singly or arranged in groups according to the desired pattern.

The number of teeth 20, 21 upon the spindles of the disks 32, 33 is determined in the same manner as in the said Lawson patent. That is to say, if a single disk only were provided, as, for example, in producing I stripes all extending in the same direction, if the number of teeth on the disk were equal to or divisible into the number of teeth on the singer cam ring or other toothed driving part, the stripes or reverse plating would extend parallel to'the wales of the fabric. If the number of teeth on such single disk be not equal to or divisible into the number of teeth on the driving part, the plating stripes will be sloping, that is, they will cross wales.

. If two disks be employed, as here shown, and

the number of teeth thereon differs with respect to each other, and the number of teeth on either disk is the same as or divisible into the number of teeth on the driving part, then or bent ends 36' are bent at slightly more-adifierent effects are secured. If, for example,

than a right angle, being so beat that when a complete or accurate circle. Otherwise stated, the said ends or heads 36 are bent on an arcfrom the center of the pattern disk, this being for the purpose of permitting them to act accuratel each upon its own predetermined butt 6 o a special instrumental ity 5. It is, of course, of the utmost importance that each jack 36 shall engage the special instrumentality intended and not also engage the one next thereto, but shall clear the same. It is for this purpose that the said jacks 36 are placed in grooves which are at an angle to a radius from the center of the pattern disk. The effect of the construction provided is very clearly illustrated in the number of teeth 20 for the disk 32 be 119 and the number of teeth'21 for the disk 33 be 121, the constant rotation of the disk 32 results what may be termed an incremental gain and the constant rotation of the disk 33 results in what may be termedan incremental loss in the position of the reverse plating stripes produced or controlled therey. That is to say, certain of the stripes of the stocking or ot er fabric represent a constant incremental loss and the other stripes represent a constantincremental gain as to the needles upon which such reverse plating is effected.

An important purpose in having a conhave long butts and the remainder short stant mesh or driving relation between the gears for the pattern" disks and the rotating element is that if a stockin be knitted, it is desirable to provide for t rowing the reverse platin mechanism out of operation during the formation ,of the heel and toe. If the pattern disks 32, 33 were removed from functioning relation without retaining the meshing relation of the teeth, the parts could not readily be restored to action without impairing the pattern. Improved means are provided for moving the pattern disks out of functioning relation for the heel and the toe. As in the Lawson patent, substan tially one half the special instrumentalities butts, corresponding in position respectively with the long and short butt needles. The

cal points. One of said notches or recesses of each of said collars is indicated at 50, 51

r 'in Fi 4 and the opposed notches are of similar s ape. Each such notch or recess is stepped atits bottom as clearly indicated at 52, 53, 54, 55, such formations being connected by an inclineoi'sloping portion 56, 57, and beyond the surfaces 53, 54 are the second slo ing portions 56', 57 Just above each col ar 48, 49 are positioned upon the spindles 22, 23 for turning movement relative to said spindles respectively two collars or rings 58,

a 59, each having three projections 60, 61 extending into each of said recesses 50, 51, the op sed recesses being provided to prevent twisting of the parts. Means are provided to, impart a slight turning movement in two steps to the collars or rings 58, 59 so that as the several projections 60, 61 ride up the slopes 56, 57, then onto the surfaces'53, 54, then up the slopes 56', 57 onto the u per surfaces of the collars 48, 49, the dis 32, 33 are correspondingly elevated so as-to move the jacks out of engagement with the butts of the special inst'rumentalities 5, but without removing the gears 20, 21 from meshing relation with the teeth19. At the lower ends of the hubs 29, 31 are provided ball bearing cages 62, 63, so that the said disks 32, 33 may urn freely or readily through the action of the gears 19, 20, 21. Springs 64, 65 connected to the said collars 58, 59 and also to some fixed part of the machine are employed to return the said collars to the position shown in Fig. 4.

' In order to impart turning movement the said collars or rings 58, 59, there are .pro-

' vided upon the. attern disk 66 two pairs'of' I cams 67, 68, 69, 0, and back of the same two other 1 as t ey are concealed by the parts. Said pairs of similar cams not shown in Fig.

cams in the rotation of the said pattern disk the cams referred to as behind the same, and" thecollars or rings 58, 59.

At 71 there are pivoted the lever72 for opcrating the binder andthe lever 73, the latter having an arm 74, which is connected through means tobe described to the pattern disk 32, said lever 73 having a nose which rides u on the two pairsof cams similar to butbac of the cams67, 68, 69, 70. In order to hft the pattern disk 33 through the action of the cams 67, 68, 69, 70, there is provided an upright rod 75, which upon one face there- 1 o so as to be acted u n by said cams 67, 68, 69, 70, is provide a roll 76 shown in dotted lines inFig. 1. The said rod 'extends downward past the axis of the pattern disk 66 and is there longitudinally slotted as shown at77 for the reception of a pin or screw 78 constituting guiding means, said pm 78 being desirably supported upon a crow strip 79- secured to the face of the pattern disk 66 by screws 80. The said rod 75 at its upperend is nnected as shown in Fig. 3 at 81 to a hell or lever 82 ivoted at 83 upon a small bracket 84. Said ll crank lever 82 is pivotally connected at 85 to a link 86 which lifting the pattern disk 33.

" Thelever 73, 74 which rides upon similar cams (not shown) is pivotally connected at 88 to avertically extending rod 89, which is connected at its upper end, as shown in Fig.

106 is connected at 87 to the ring or collar 59 for 5, to a bell crank lever 90 that at 91 is iv- I otally connected to a transversely exten ing 1 link 92, the other end whereof is pivotally connected at 93 to the ring or collar 58 for lifting the pattern disk 32.

The cams67, 68 and the similar cams back of the same, are employed for moving the two' pattern disks 32, 33 out ofoperation for the heel, and'the cams 69, 70 and the two came back thereof are employed for moving the said pattern disks 32, 33 out of operation for the toe. The said cams 67 68, 69,70 act with the bell crank levers 82, 90-tolift the pattern disks 33, 32. Forboth heel and toe work said pattern disks are lifted until the projections 60 rest upon the highest of .thethree levels of the collars 48, 49 (that is, on the upper surfaces of said collars). The springs 64,

made to said patent for full explanation, but

as the means employed for this purpose is desirably the same as shown in said atent, it is unnecessary to refer thereto. a operating rod therefor is indicated at 93' m ft has been discovered that during the formation of the heel and toe, there is sometimes a tendency of the special instrumentalities 5 (operating as they do in the same grooves as the web holders 4) to bind and cut the yarn, especiall after the needles in action in the heel an toe are elevated by the instep cam. In order to overcome this tendency, the means shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are provided.

In Fig. 10 the instep cam is indicated at 94 and the series of needles is represented at 95 as elevated thereby. As these needles are thus elevated, and articularly the end needles of such series, t e yarn is so tighty gripped about the end needle of the series that as such needle and succeeding needles are elevated the am is also correspondingly lifted instead of the needle or needles sliding through the loop or loops of the yarn. This brings the yarn as represented at 96 in Fig. 11 into such position that it is liable to be cut by the inner edge of the special instrumentality 5 in the same groove with the web holder 4 in question.

In order properly to position the yarn and to prevent such cutting and bindin a pair of special, fixed, two-part cams, s own at 97, 98 in Fig. 10, are provided. In either direction of reciprocation the needles in action ride up the slope of the cam 97 as indicated at the right in Fig. 10, so as to raise the said needles substantially one eighth of an inch. immediately thereafter the same needles are lowered substantially one sixteenth of an inch by the slope of the cam 98, and the result is to bring the yarn 96 into the osition shown in Fig. 12 at the bottomv o the throat 99 of the web holder 5 in question instead of at the top thereof. Thus, the yarn 96 is in Fig. 12 brought into such position that it is not bound and severed by the special instrumentality 5, as might be the case if the said yarn 96 remained at the upper wall of the throat 99 as in Fig. 11.

While the jacks 36 are shown and described as moving special instrumentalities 5 so as to result in reversing the position of the back and face yarns, it is to be understood that the said jacks or equivalent means may be employed to operate upon parts other than specialinstrumentalities 5 in effecting change member supports from normal plating therefore it is desired to cover the same broadly. For example the said jacks might be employed to give suitable in or out movement or both to certain needles instead of to special instrumentalities 5, and thus result in reversing the position of the back yarn and face yarn, thereby securing reverse platmg. I

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic anddescriptive sense, and not for purposes of hma- 'tation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

We claim:

1. In selective means for effecting reverse plating in knitting mechanism, areceiviu'g' member havingvmeans to retain a series 0 to reverse plating, and

narrow, elongated, jack like instrumentalities received by said member in fixed but readily removable position for res actively individual action upon substantia y single sink- I ers'or like yarn engaging devices to cause reversal in position of the two plating yarns, thereby to change from normal to reverse plating.

2. In selective means for effecting reverse plating in knitting mechanism, a receivin member having a series of grooves adap respectivel to receive elongated, narrow, jack like mstrumentalities stationarily received in fixed but readilyre'movable position for respective action singly upon substantially single sinkers or like yarn engaging devices to cause reversal in position of the two plating yarns, thereby to change from normal to reverse plating.

3. In selective means or affecting reverse plating in knitting in juxtaposition to the needle series, and having rovisions for receivin upon a face thereo according to the desired pattern, a plurality of elongated jack like instrumentalities stationarily or readil removably received for res actively indivi mechanism, a receiving 7 ual action singly upon su stantiallysingle sinkers or like yarn-engaging devices to cause reversal 1n plating.

4. In selective means for efiectin reverse plating in knittin mechanism, a isk-having upon one face t ereof a series of grooves,

a plurality of elongated, narrow, jack-like I vinstrumentalities stationarily but readily removably received in said grooves with thgiir 3 in Q said grooves.

osition of two plating yarns, thereby to c ange from normal to reverse 5. In selective means for efiecting reverse lating in knitting mechanism, a series of itting needles, a series of sinkers or like yarn engaging instrumentalities movable transversely between said needles for effecting change from normal to reverse plating, a receiving member constituting a part of pattern means for controlling the movement of said instrumentalities, and means for 0- to be presented in accordance with the pat-- tern to and act respectively individually upon substantially individual selected ones 0 said thread engagin instrumentalitles to govern the movement 0 the latter.

7. For use in effecting reverse plating in a knitting organization, a jack adapted to be supported in osition to present a part thereof individual y to a substantially single sinker or like instrumentalitiy cooperating in eifectin chan e from normal to reverse plating sai jack ing metallic, elongated and strip like in character.

8. For use in an organization for effecting change from normal to reverse plating, a jack having a body portion adapted to be supported in fixed relation and a head adapted to be presented individually and selective- 1y to a substantially single sinker or like instrumentality cooperating in efli'ecting change from normal to reverse plating said jack being metallic, elongated and strip like in character.

9. For use in mechanism for effecting reverse plating, a jack 36 which is metallic,

elongated and strip like in character, said jack being adapted to be received fixedly upon a support of a pattern member and having a head 48 for selective presentation to substantially single instrumentalities acting at the knitting head for effecting change from normal to reverse plating.

10. A circular independent needle hosiery machine having means for making heel and toe pockets by a fashioning operation, a circular series of independent needles, a corresponding series of thread engaging instrumentalities movable in and out between the needles respectively, selective means cooperatin with said thread engaging instrumentalities to effect change in the position of the threads and thereby toefiect reverse plating at will, a main pattern drum and connections ing a part having a stepped formation and means ridable along said stepped formation to move said selective means out of functionmg position.

11. A circular independent needle hosiery machine having means for making heel and toe pockets by a fashioning operation, a circular series of independent needles, a corresponding series of thread engaging instrumentalities movable hand out between the needles respectively, a disk having means to be presented selectively to said thread engaging mstrumentalities to efi'ect change in position of the threads, a main pattern disk and connections between said discs including a part having a stepped formation, and a part ridable along said stepped formation to move said first mentioned disk out of functioning position.

12. A. circular independent needle hosiery machine having means for making heel and toe pockets by a fashioning'operation, a circular series of independent needles, a corresponding series of thread enga ing instrumentalities movable in and out tween the needles respectively, a pattern disk having ack like elements for presentation to selected ones of said thread engaging instrumentalities, the main pattern disk and connections between said disks including a part having a stepped surface and a co-acting part ridable along said surface to effect movement of said first mentioned disk into and out of functioning relation.

13. In a knitting organization, a member grooved to receive web holder or like devices and in the same grooves respectively to receive special instrumentalities, a series of coacting lengthwise movable needles, and means to impart a relative movement to said needles, web holders and s cial instrumentalities,

thereby to prevent binding by said special instrumentalities of the knitting yarn in the knitting operation, which binding would occur by reason of the. presence in said grooves respectively of said devices and instrumentalities were it not for the provision of said means to prevent binding.

14. In a knit-ting or anization, a member grooved to receive we holder or like devices and in the same grooves respectively to receive special instrumentalities, a series of co-acting needles, and means toimpart a special movement to knitting needles of the series, thereby to cause such location of the knittmg yarn upon the stems of said needles as will prevent binding of said yarn by rea- ..son of the conjoint presence of said devices and instrumentalities.

15. In a knitting organization, a member grooved to receive web holder or like devices and in the same grooves respectively to receive special instrumentalities, a series of coactingneedles, an instepcam and a cam to act upon needles lifted by said instep cam to impart an additional movement to said needles, so as thereby to bring the loops upon said needles into a position where they will not be impaired by said special instrumcntalities.

16. In a knitting organization, a member grooved to receive a web holder or like devices and in the same grooves respectively to receive special instrumentalities, a series of coacting needles, an instep cam and a pair of double cams 97, 98 located at opposite sides of the knitting cams and adapted to impart a special lengthwise movement of the needles for the purpose of bringing the loops thereon into such position that they-cannot be impaired by the said special instrumentalities.

17. A circular knitting machine for effecting plating and reverse plating in a knitted fabric including a circular series of independent needles, thread engaging instrumentalities between the needles respectively and individually movable in and out between the needles to which a. back thread and a face thread are fed in plating relation, and a pattern disk having a circular series of grooves for the reception of jack like members to be presented to selected ones of said instrumentalities, said grooves being at an angle to radii of said disk.

18. A circular knitting machine for effecting plating and reverse plating in a knitted fabric including acircular series of independent needles, thread engaging instrumen talities between the needles respectively and individually movable in and thread are fed in plating relation, and a pattern disk having a circular series of grooves for the reception of jack like members to be presented to selected ones of said instrumentalities, said grooves being so arranged upon the pattern disk as to cause the presentation of each jack like member only to the predetermined instrumentalitics while clearing adjacent instrumentalities.

19. A circular knitting machine for effecting platingand reverse plating in a knitted fabric including a circular series of independent needles, thread engaging instrumentalities between the needles respectively and individually movable in and out between the needles to which a back thread and a face thread are fed in plating relation, and a circular pattern disk having upon one surface a circumferentially extending series of parallel grooves, each of which is at an angle to a radius of said disk to receive members to act upon said instrumentalities.

20. A circular knitting machine for effecting plating and reverse plating in a knitted fabric including a circular series of indeout between the needles to which a back thread and a facependent needles, thread engaging instrumentalities between the needles respectively and individually movable in and out between the needles to which a back thread and a face thread are fed in plating relation, and a circular pattern disk having upon one surface a circumferentially extending series of parallel grooves, each of which is at an angle to a radius of said disk for the individual reception of jack like members to act upon seiected ones of said thread engaging instrumcntalities.

21. A circular knitting machine for effecting plating and reverse plating in a knitted fabric including a circular series of independeht needles, thread engaging instrumentalities between the needles respectively and individually movable in and out between the needles to which a back thread and a face thread are fed in plating relation, and a circular pattern disk having upon one surface a circumferentially extending series of parallel grooves, each of which is at an angle to aradius of said disk for the individual reccption of jack like members to act upon selected ones of said thread engaging instrnmentalities, each oi said jack like members having a laterally bent head to engage selected ones of said thread engaging instrumentalitiesQ 32. In a knitting organization employing independently lengthwise-movable knitting needles, a member grooved to receive web holder or like devices, and in the same grooves respectively to receive special instrumentalities, and means to impart during the knitting operation a relative movement to said needles and said special instrumentalities lengthwise the needles, whereby to prevent binding of the knitting yarn in the knitting operation, which binding would occur by reason of the presence in said grooves of the devices and the instrumentalities were it not for the said relative lengthwise movement.

23. In selective means for effecting reverse plating in knitting mechanism having a se ries of sinkers, a supporting disk having a series of formations adapted in their total capacity to receive a series, equal in number to said sinkers, of jack like members, each of which is individual to a sinker of'the knitting head, and means to support said jack like members in fixed but readily removable position upon said disk for said individual action.

24. In selective means for eifecting reverse plating in a knitting mechanism having a series of sinkers, a supporting disk having a series of formations adapted in their total capacity to receive a series, equal in number to said sinkers, of jack like members, each of which is individual to substantially one only of the sinkers of the knitting head, and means to support said ack like members in fixed but readily removable position upon said disk for said individual action. 25. In selective means for effecting reverse plating in knitting mechanism, a supporting disk having a series of formations adapted to receive in their total capacity jacks, one for each sinker of the knitting head, wherebyreverse plating would be caused to occur upon eve needle if the said total capacity number 0 jacks were used at the same time,

. together with means for securing said jack like members in fixed but readily removable position for such respectively individual action.

- 26. In a knitting organization, a member grooved to receive web holder or like devices and in the-same grooves respectively to receive special instrumentalities, a series of coacting len hwise movable needles, and means to impart relative movement to the enumerated movable elements to prevent binding of the knitting yarn in the knitting operation, which binding otherwise would occur by means of the presence in said grooves respectively of said devices and in- V H strumentalities.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification.

JOHN LAWSON. ROBERT H. LAWSON. 

